linnunmaito
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
linnun (“bird's”) + maito (“milk”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
linnunmaito (informal)
- nectar (delicious drink)
- Kermalikööri on kuin linnunmaitoa.
- Cream liquor is good as a nectar (lit. ..is like bird's milk).
Usage notes edit
- Used especially of smooth-tasting alcoholic beverages, usually as comparison (see example above). The Finnish word nektari typically refers to a rich and delicious fruit drink. Thus a delicious wine might be either.
Declension edit
Inflection of linnunmaito (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | linnunmaito | linnunmaidot | ||
genitive | linnunmaidon | linnunmaitojen | ||
partitive | linnunmaitoa | linnunmaitoja | ||
illative | linnunmaitoon | linnunmaitoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | linnunmaito | linnunmaidot | ||
accusative | nom. | linnunmaito | linnunmaidot | |
gen. | linnunmaidon | |||
genitive | linnunmaidon | linnunmaitojen | ||
partitive | linnunmaitoa | linnunmaitoja | ||
inessive | linnunmaidossa | linnunmaidoissa | ||
elative | linnunmaidosta | linnunmaidoista | ||
illative | linnunmaitoon | linnunmaitoihin | ||
adessive | linnunmaidolla | linnunmaidoilla | ||
ablative | linnunmaidolta | linnunmaidoilta | ||
allative | linnunmaidolle | linnunmaidoille | ||
essive | linnunmaitona | linnunmaitoina | ||
translative | linnunmaidoksi | linnunmaidoiksi | ||
abessive | linnunmaidotta | linnunmaidoitta | ||
instructive | — | linnunmaidoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “linnunmaito”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03